Non-refillable bottle.



No. 891,052. PATENTED JUNE 16,1908.

. H. P. ERFMAN, SR.

NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.24, 190s.

HENRY ERFMAN, sn.,

or MIAMISBURG, orno.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

' Application filed January 24, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

intein-,eliA .rune 16, laos.

serial No. l112,521.

- To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. ERFMAN,

Sr., a citizen of the United S'tate's, residing at Miamisburg, in thecounty of Montgomeryand State of Ohio, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and the object of theinvention is to provide a stopper for the neck of an ordinary bottle,which `will act as an effective seal for the contents of the bottle, andrender it difficult if not impossible to refill the bottle.

With these objects in view the invention resides in the novelconstruction of elements and their arrangement in operative combination,hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection of the neck of a bottle having my improved sto per appliedtherein. Fig. 2 is a horizonte section upon the line 2-2` of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a similar section upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates the neck of abottle, of

any ordinary construction, and being provided upon its inner surfacewith 'recesses or indentations 2, having upper horizontal walls 3.

My improved stopper comprises a tubular member 4 constructed preferablyof glass, and "provided with a central channel 5. The

Yupper portion of the tube 4 is provided with a plurality of openin s 6,and the top of the tube is provided wit an integrally formed hood 7,having its downwardly projecting wall extending below the,` openings 6,an

, in close proximity to the; outer surface of the tube. Directly belowthe wall of the hood 7, the tube is provided with anannular flange 8, ofa size coinciding with that of the opening provided Within the neck ofthe bottle. The outer surface of the tube below the fiange 8, isprovided with pockets 9, adapted for the reception of leaf springs 10.The lower ends of these springs 1() are held in position within therecesses by a collar 11, composed of cork, pulp, or other suitablematerial, and adapted to engage the lower portion of the tube 4 and theends of the sprmgs 10. 'i

' ln placing my improved stopper in position within the neck of abottle, the stopper is simply forced downwardly within the neck untilthe springs 10 contact with the recesses 2 and the shoulders 3 of thebottle neck. It is to be understood that the collar 11 ts tightly Withinthe neck of the bottle, and is adapted to swell when saturated by theliquid within the bottle so as to act as an effective holding means inconnection with the springs 11 of the stopper.

The action of ymy device is as follows: The liquid is first fed into thebottle, the stopper then applied in the manner previously described, anda cork or other similar closure may be applied to the extreme neck ofthe bottle. When liquid is to be withdrawn from the bottle, the cork ispulled, 'andthe bottle tilted so that the contents will flow through thecentral passage of the stopper and through the openings 6 down the innerwalls of the hoodv and out through the neck of the bottle upon the sidesof the outer surface of the hood. When the bottle is straightened aportion of the liquid will remain between the flange 8 and the hood,thus presenting an effective seal for the liquid .within the bottle. Itis understood that the walls of the hood are in close proximity to theouter wall of the tube 4 and the inner surface of the neck of thebottle,'so as to form a depressed passage between the hood and the neckof the bottle and the inner surface of the hood and the outer surface ofthe tube, so should a fraudulent attempt at refilling the bottle be madethe inflow of the spurious liquid will be repelled by the compressed airwithin the body of the bottle.

From the above description it will be noted that f have provided asimple, cheap and effective stopper for bottles, onewhich effectivelyforms a seall for the contents of a bottle, and is so constructed as torender the refilling of the bottle difcult if not impossible.

Having thus fully described Athe invention what is claimed as new is:

The combination with a bottle having ini ternally arranged shoulderswithin its neck, of a stopper comprising a tube having a central openingprovided with slits or cut-away tube below the apron andengaging theinner In testimony whereof I afiix my signature srfao) of the bottlIlnelfk, lsringfarirlnsbupcn in presence of two Witnesses. tetu eengagintes ou erso te otte f neck and an expgansible collar engaging the HENRYF' ERFMAN SR' 5 lower ortion of the tube and -the spring Witnesses:

amis, t e said collar adapted to Contact with DAVID F'. BERGER,

l l the inner portion of the neck of thebottle. Y W; A. REiTER.

